Irish Politics

Journalists Fintan O'Toole and Sam McBride examine the strongest arguments for and against a united Ireland. What do the words 'united Ireland' even mean? Would it be better for Northern Ireland? Would it improve lives in the Republic of Ireland? And could it be brought about without bloodshed?

AN POST BOOK AWARDS. SHORTLISTED FOR BEST IRISH PUBLISHED BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025

What you really need to know about how the country is run. Political Correspondent Gavan Reilly takes us inside Dáil Éireann to discover what it takes to survive in Ireland’s political cauldron. 

AN POST BOOK AWARDS. SHORTLISTED FOR NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025

As the Republic enters its second century of independence, and the North continues to grapple with the legacy of the Troubles, Diarmaid Ferriter makes historical sense of post-1990s Ireland, and what lies in the darkest corners of its archives.

Inside the rise of the political party, once subordinate to the IRA, that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland, Sinn Fein is the most popular political party in both Northern Ireland and the Republic. 

SHORTLISTED IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2023 – Non-Fiction Book of the Year

In this timely and thought-provoking examination of a core tenet of Irish society, Conor Gallagher explores the practical and ethical implications of choosing a side.

United Nation is a timely look at the possibility of an integrated and united Ireland.

Political Purgatory sets the three years from collapse to Covid-19 – and the breaking and making of Stormont – into a wider frame of building peace on top of conflict.

Series: Routledge Revivals First published in 1999, this volume was the third in a trilogy on the 'problem' of Northern Ireland.

Glenn Patterson brings a lifetime's engagement with Northern Ireland and a brilliant novelist's eye to an informative, darkly entertaining portrait of a fragile country. Welcome to Backstop Land.

In Leo: Leo Varadkar a very Modern Taoiseach, family, friends and colleagues have for the first time provided an exclusive behind-the-scenes account of Mr Varadkar’s meteoric rise to power.

The definitive guide to success in Irish politics, Paddy Machiavelli will have you laughing and crying all the way to the ballot box.

This book explores the complex developments that have shaped Ireland's economic development, north and south, and led to recurring crises and instability.